PokerNews Yori Epskamp Captures an MCOP Title; Eero Abbey Wins Main Event

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The 2024 edition of the long-running Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) in Amsterdam concluded over the weekend, and one of the final champions of the series had a familiar face.

The €345 No-Limit Hold’em Single Re-Entry event drew in 235 entries; PokerNews’ Senior Content Manager Yori Epskamp was among them. After a gruelling session that headed into the night, Epskamp found himself in possession of all the chips and an oversized cheque displaying a €13,638 first-place prize.

Epskamp has history with the MCOP. In 2010, he triumphed in the €500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event for €37,960. Less than a week later, Epskamp finished fourth in a €750 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament for another €15,868. Another fourth-place finish, this time in the €1,590 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2012 MCOP, earned Epskamp €29,181.

Although Epskamp rarely grinds live poker tournaments these days, the PokerNews veteran evidently still has what it takes to navigate his way to a victory.

Finland’s Eero Abbey Takes Down the €3,000 MCOP Main Event

The MCOP Main Event is a €3,000 buy-in affair these days. After re-entries, the 2024 MCOP Main Event saw 427 entries create a €1,150,765 prize pool that the top 63 finishers shared.

Several well-known stars were among the in-the-money finishers. They included Tobias Peters, the 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan, Duco Haven, Juha Helppi, Noah Boeken, and Jussi Nevanlinna; the latter busted in 12th.

An anonymous Dutch player was the first of the nine finalists to head to the cashier’s desk of the Casino Holland; they banked €20,023. Wouter Beltz, who won a €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em event for €91,361 a few days before this tournament, fell in eighth for another €28,892.

Conor O’RourkeThird-place finisher in the recent €3,000 Irish Poker Festival Main Event, Conor O’Rourke claimed the €33,717 seventh-place prize, with Totti Arosou busting in sixth for €43,844. Arosou finished fifth in this event in 2022.

Reigning PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo Main Event champion Derk Van Luijk saw his latest deep run end in a fifth-place finish worth €57,193 before Serbia’s Mitar Saric crashed out in fourth for €74,570.

Heads-up was reached when Erik van den Berg ran out of steam in third, a finish worth a career-best €96,894. Van den Berg’s untimely demise left Jeroen Kalthof in a one-on-one battle against Eero Abbey.

Abbey won a WSOP Circuit ring in July in the €555 No-Limit Hold’em Progressive Bounty at WSOPC Tallinn and added the 2024 MCOP Main Event title to his poker CV by sending his Dutch opponent packing. Abbey reeled in a €203,800 score for his impressive victory, while Kalthof headed into the night with a €135,675 consolation prize.

2024 MCOP Main Event Final Table Results

Rank Player Country Prize
1 Eero Abbey Finland €203,800
2 Jeroen Kalthof Netherlands €135,675
3 Erik van den Berg Netherlands €96,894
4 Mitar Saric Serbia €74,570
5 Derk Van Luijk Netherlands €57,193
6 Totti Arosou Finland €43,844
7 Conor O’Rourke Ireland €33,717
8 Wouter Beltz Netherlands €25,892
9 Anonymous Netherlands €20,023

Full 2024 MCOP Results

Roope Tarmi,Aside from the Main Event champion and its runner-up, Roope Tarmi also captured a six-figure prize. Tarmi, of Finland, won the €6,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller, defeating Italy’s Diego Montone heads-up, and capturing a €102,850 prize.

David Boyaciyan won the €2,200 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty for €53,875, with the 2024 Irish Open champion Tero Laurila scooping €17,514 by taking down €895 No-Limit Hold’em Progressive Bounty’s top prize.

Event Entrants Prize Pool Champion Prize
€3,000 NLHE Main Event 427 €1,150,765 Eero Abbey €203,800
€6,300 NLHE High Roller 45 €264,600 Roope Tarmi €102,850
€1,500 NLHE 306 €445,230 Wouter Beltz €91,361
€3,000 PLO High Roller 95 €256,025 Erik van den Berg €72,942
€2,200 NLHE Mystery Bounty 192 €180,480 David Boyaciyan €53,875*
€1,100 PLO Re-Entry 148 €142,080 Sami Kangas €34,426
€565 NLHE 372 €174,840 Elthon Ider €33,202
€1,100 NLHE Turbo Re-Entry 126 €122,880 Luka Sorainen €31,961
€895 NLHE Progressive Bounty 278 €102,304 Tero Laurila €17,514**
€345 NLHE Single-Re-Entry 243 €68,526 Kees Aerts €14,062
€555 NLHE Hyper Turbo 118 €55,460 John Karman €13,976
€330 NLHE Hyper Turbo Re-Entry 221 €62,322 Ugar Naciterhan €13,692
€345 NLHE Single-Re-Entry 235 €66,270 Yori Epskamp €13,638
€440 NLHE Team Event 235 €43,994 Bora Celik €11,442
€330 PLO Hyper Turbo Re-Entry 176 €49,632 Kazim Ata €10,939
€330 NLHE Hyper Turbo Re-Entry 172 €48,504 Andre Alink €10,490

*includes bounties **prize does not include bounties

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